Overview
DCFS is the state agency responsible for keeping children safe, heling individuals and families become self-sufficient and providing refuge during disasters. The Division of Family Support administers the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program refuge during disasters.
Purpose
The Division of Family Support administers the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program of SNAP (formerly known as Food stamps), Workforce Development (Set for Success), Child Support Enforcement, Disability Determination Services, and federal temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) funds. The Child Welfare Division manages Protection investigations, family services, foster care and adoption services.
Through its Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response, DCFS supports the state's disaster response and recovery functions that revolve evacuation, sheltering, emergency food assistance and human services.